Lee Daniels’ new horror film “The Deliverance” was a hot topic of conversation over the holiday weekend. While some viewers enjoyed the star-studded cast in the demonic possession drama, others seemed to have fun with the movie’s over-the-top moments, which revolved around Glenn Close’s character Alberta.

“The Deliverance” is loosely based on the true story of a real demonic possession and follows single mother Ebony (Andra Day) and her three children, who are tormented by a demon. Close is Ebony’s religious mother Alberta.

While celebrating the eight-time Oscar nominee’s performance, Daniels hopped on X to showcase her character, writing, “Every Black person knows an Alberta. She’s part of the fabric of our community, but we’ve never seen her on screen before. Thank you Glenn for bringing her magnificently to life.”

Calling Alberta a “fabric of our community” put Black Twitter in a mood: It had plenty of thoughts on the writer/director’s comments.

There was a lot of discourse about the term “fabric,” as well as his inclusion of everyone in this statement, with one person replying, “THE FABRIC OF…WHOSE COMMUNITY? WHO IS OUR?”

Another person criticized his choice of words, writing on X, “Sir do you know what the word fabric means?”

Though viewers disagreed with the “Precious” director’s remarks, there was plenty of praise for Close, with one user writing on X, “I enjoyed the movie and Glenn’s acting, but ‘the fabric of our community’ is crazy Lee.”

Referencing how Alberta is not a real person in the true story, one viewer wrote, “Truthfully we didn’t even need ‘an Alberta’ cause Latoya was black. FULLY black. So to throw ‘fabric of our community’ on it is truly asking to fuck the vibe up….haven’t seen one damn white account talking about this movie, and here you go talmbout some ‘fabric of the community,’”

Daniels’ post also led to a hilarious thread of people pointing out other characters who’ve appropriated Black culture.

It’s important to note that these reactions aren’t a knock against Close…it’s about the filmmaker’s assertion that “Every Black knows an Alberta,” as many users explained that she might be familiar to others, but where they grew up, this wasn’t a person they necessarily knew.

Perhaps he can just let viewers enjoy the film in their own way. “The Deliverance” is now streaming on Netflix.